Play 4K Ultra HD movies, 4x the resolution of full 1080p HD, letting you watch your favorite compatible media on your compatible display with an enhanced level of detail and clarity. Plus, with the UHD Upscaling feature, your lower-definition content will automatically refine to near-UHD for a more detailed viewing experience.

HDR

The UBD-M8500 recognizes HDR content for a greater range of color contrast and brightness with compatible media and a compatible display, for enhanced detail.

UBD-M8500 HDR UHD Upscaling Blu-ray Disc Player is rated
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Rated 5 out of
5 by
Rellim65 from
Excellent low price 4k HdrCompletely satisfied with this HDR 4K player. I got this with my Q7F and have used it several times with no problems, amazing 4K picture quality and Hdr. not quite sure why the other reviewers have had the issues that they have, they may want to take their unit back and exchange it for another one. Streaming Ultra high-def through Vudu and even watching HDR 4K content on Netflix has not been a problem either on the television itself or on the Blu-ray player I opted for this one over the 9500 because I didn't seem to need the extra features, great overall value very pleased with my purchase

Date published: 2017-12-10

Rated 4 out of
5 by
jimsbrother from
Great PictureI have or have had prior to this 4K unit 5 Samsung Blu-ray players. This new unit gives an outstanding picture and has great APPs. It also has great upscaling to give great pictures with regular Blu-ray and DVD discs. What I perceive as drawbacks are:
1. Learning to use the remote takes some getting used to and it would be easier to use if the keys were highlighted better.
2. There is no time clock on the front so that you can see how far along you are into a show without hitting the pause button to see it on the screen.

Date published: 2018-02-05

Rated 5 out of
5 by
fantasticed from
GREAT DVD PLAY WITH ONE EXCEPTIONThe DVD player smart hub it self is a great product and easy to use. The only thing I didn't like about it was the remote that came with it. . But the remote from and old one I had works great. Had a little trouble getting the APPS I wanted until I realized the APPS selector was at the far left of the APPS bar.
There was not Manual that came with it and I couldn't find one on the internet.
But over all once set up and programmed its easy to use and it give a clearer picture on the TV screen.
On feature I like is Close Caption. To get close caption hit the down button on the remote hit the right arrow button over CC click select font size, got to upper left hand and turn on close caption.

Date published: 2018-04-06

Rated 2 out of
5 by
ERLO from
Horrible 4k quality.This product only plays 4k discs. Quality of picture is the same as blu-ray. This player does not do what Samsung is advertising it does. Cannot even adjust settings on either this player or my 4k Led set which is Samsung also. Do not buy!

Date published: 2017-10-07

Rated 1 out of
5 by
Gwm55 from
This product has great featuresIt would play some 4k movies some it would not play. Tried every option still no luck. When it worked Picture was fantastic that just didn't happen very often. Also when it worked it had good sound going through a Samsung soundbar.

Date published: 2017-12-04

Rated 2 out of
5 by
QuadGate from
Blu-Ray and 4K movies are a problemBlu-ray players have a problem with Blu-ray and 4K movie disk, now DVD disk work fine in most players no matter what brand. I have a number of Samsung Blu-ray players. Starting with a Samsung, BD-D5700/ZA manufacture 2011.11. Now this unit will not play Blu-ray disk, I have tried everything, it's updated on firmware. Back then I was not buying Blu-Ray disk unless they came in a combo package,(Blu-Ray, DVD, Digital). Second one Samsung BD-EM57C/ZA, manufacture 2012.11, this one also will not play Blu-ray disk, it also has the latest firmware. I still had only a few Blu-ray disk. I got a 2017 Series 8 Samsung TV, which is GREAT, works wonderfully, amazing picture with the 240Hz. So I decided the get a new Samsung Blu-ray player, a Samsung UBD-M8500/ZA, manufacture in 2017. The first one has worked fine since late12/2017. I bought a 2nd in 01/2018, UBD-M8500/ZA, will not play Blu-Ray Disk, out for repair, It's under Warranty. I have lots of Blu-Ray and 4K disk now, so I want a player that works.

Date published: 2018-01-22

Rated 3 out of
5 by
dzfkhoiuahdoglidsz from
wifi smart hub terrablethe smart hub wifi is poor. signal strength shows 3 bars but loading takes for ever. the resulting picture is grainy. smart hub is unusable. I may return it and try the 7500. the smart hub on my tv works great.

Date published: 2018-02-18

Rated 5 out of
5 by
Hardcore Harley from
This is a GREAT Blu-Ray Player!We had a nine year old Panasonic Blu-ray player that we have not had given us stellar service. However the last firmware update on that model was in 2011 and only recently have we started experiencing issues with new releases (some DVDs and Blu-rays) not loading or playing. To be totally honest, I always wanted an OPPO Blu-Ray player and thought that it would be the logical replacement. But we just replaced our nine year old 39 SONY BRAVIA TV with a 40 SONY BRAVIA TV. It is only a Full HD model (non 4K) but it has incredibly fast refresh rate which we needed for seamless playback of our Blu-ray film and documentary library. The Samsung actually has more features than what we need for our current TV, but at nearly half the price of the OPPO it's a no brainer. It plays all the latest DVD and Blu-ray releases like a Boss. If you plan to take full advantage of 4K offerings, consider the OPPO. If 4K is a non-issue for your viewing pleasure, this is likely all the Blu-ray player you'll ever need. Well played Samsung!